Bandits invade police station, kill DPO, inspector in Sokoto village
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Bandits in Tangaza local government area of Sokoto state on Wednesday night, shot and killed a police DPO and an Inspector as they abduct 2 married women in Gidanmadi community. Locales said the bandits first attacked the police station in the locality, killed the DPO and a Police Inspector, before they embarked […]
Army arrest 3 Niger Republic Nationals/Arms Suppliers with 6 AK 47 rifles
By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja In continuation of Operation Sahel Sanity, the military offensive to wipe out armed bandits from North West, troops deployed at Forward Operation Base Sabon Birni LGA of Sokoto State on 15 August 2020 after a painstaking undercover operation successfully smashed a notorious illegal arms smuggling syndicate. The syndicate specialize […]
Bandits kill soldiers, injure two during gunfight in Niger state
By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja The Military said on Monday that some soldiers deployed for Operation Whirl Punch to fight armed bandits in Niger State were killed while two other sustained injuries during a clearance raid at Tashan Kate. The bandits however suffered heavy consequences as an unspecified number were felled by superior troops during […]
Troops rescue woman forcefully married to suspected bandits’ informant in Katsina
By Andy Asemota Troops of the newly launched Operation Sahel Safety in Katsina State have rescued a woman subjected to force marriage by suspected bandits’ collaborator. The acting director, Defence Media Operations, Bernard Onyeuko, who confirmed this in a statement on Thursday, said the victim has been handed over to the Katsina State Government, while […]
Banditry in Katsina will soon fizzle out – Senator Barkiya
VICE Chairman, Senate Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity, Senator Kabir Barkiya Abdullah, All Progressives Congress, APC, Katsina Central has said that the incessant killings and armed banditry in Katsina State and North West will soon fizzle out.
Again, gunmen attack Katsina community, kill man, abduct two sisters
By Andy Asemota Tragedy struck at Gidangizo village in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State on Wednesday as gunmen killed one victim and abducted two sisters of the same father. The victim, who met his untimely death, Nasiru Halilu, aged 37 years, was said to have engaged the bandits in an argument when they […]
